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#C2AAAD

Dusty Rose · light warm red

About #C2AAAD

With the hex code #C2AAAD, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Dusty Rose — a ΔE of 8.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AAC2BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red194
Green170
Blue173

Closest named colours

Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 8.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 11.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #C2AAAD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C2AAAD.
2.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on dusty rose #C2AAAD.
9.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2AAAD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2AAAD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ADADAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3B1AD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7A8AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2AAAD?

With the hex code #C2AAAD, this is a light red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 67% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C2AAAD?

Use black text. Black on #C2AAAD has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2AAAD?

Its complementary colour is #AAC2BF, and analogous partners are #C2AAB9 and #C2B3AA.